Monday, August 28th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 28 August 2023

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Today’s Headlines: In Jacksonville, Florida, a tragic incident unfolded at a Dollar General Store where three Black individuals lost their lives in a racially motivated shooting. The perpetrator, Ryan Christopher Palmeter, wielded a Nazi-inscribed AR-15 and left behind hate-fueled manifestos, prompting law enforcement to categorize the act as driven by hate. Shifting focus, developments in the Fulton County case involving former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants saw legal teams advocating for an accelerated trial start, leading to a fixed commencement date of October 23rd, 2023, as approved by Judge Scott McAfee at the behest of prosecutor Fani Willis. Meanwhile, amidst the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race, Vivek Ramaswamy, a contender in the running, is utilizing his campaign commitments as grounds to evade a subpoena tied to a case related to one of his pharmaceutical companies, claiming that his intensive campaign schedule hinders his ability to comply. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: WA Post: Jacksonville shooter bought guns legally before racist attack that killed 3 DOJ: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Jacksonville Shooting CBS News: Georgia judge sets Oct. 23 trial date for Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro The New Republic: Vivek Ramaswamy Is Trying to Use His Campaign to Dodge a Legal Battle Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Monday, August 28th, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented
0:06.0	by Betches Media.
0:07.0	I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and The Morning Announcements is your daily 5 minute breakdown of the
0:11.5	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
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0:39.4	On Saturday, three people were shot and killed at a dollar general store in Jacksonville, Florida.
0:44.7	The gunman was identified as 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmitter.
0:48.9	He first drove to an historically black college, Edward Waters University, where he was reportedly
0:54.0	refused entry, before driving to the nearby dollar store and opening fire using an AR-15
0:59.6	style weapon that was inscribed with German Nazi insignia.
1:04.1	According to Jacksonville Police at a press conference yesterday, the shooter had been previously
1:08.6	reported over a domestic incident and had been held during a mental health crisis.
1:13.3	However, because those cases did not result in a criminal record, he was still able to
1:18.1	legally purchase two firearms between April and July of this year.
1:22.5	All three of the people who were shot were black, and law enforcement said that the shooter
1:25.9	left behind multiple manifestos, detailing a quote, disgusting ideology of hate, and categorize
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